Data Center and Infrastructure Platform Manager

pacificlife; Newport Beach (CA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Pacific Life is seeking a Data Center and Infrastructure Platform Manager to lead enterprise data center operations within the Cloud & Compute Platforms team. This role reports to the Director and can be on-site or hybrid, ensuring high availability, resiliency, and performance across compute, storage, backup, and DR services.

You will build and mentor a professional team, drive capacity planning, governance, and incident management, while collaborating with architecture, cloud, networking, and

Qualifications

• 8+ years leading enterprise data center or infrastructure operations in a large environment.
• Proven people leadership including coaching and performance management.
• Experience with regulated environments and enterprise infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and oversight for enterprise data center operations and infrastructure platforms.
• Lead a team of infrastructure professionals covering compute, storage, backup, and DR operations.
• Execute capacity planning to ensure scalability, performance, and business continuity.
• Align operational roadmaps with Director and executive leadership objectives.
• Develop and enforce standards, procedures, and governance for infrastructure platforms.
• Manage incident response, root cause analysis, and preventive maintenance.
• Support disaster recovery planning, testing, and business continuity across services.
• Oversee vendor performance, contracts, and hardware lifecycle management.
• Drive efficiency, stability, and cost optimization across data center operations.
• Collaborate with architecture, cloud, networking, and security teams for alignment.
• Monitor trends and recommend modernization opportunities.
• Plan departmental priorities in coordination with the Director.

Skills

Data Center Ops

Infrastructure Leadership

People Leadership

Capacity Planning

Disaster Recovery

Vendor Management

Networking Basics

Compliance Awareness

Automation Knowledge

Security Consciousness

Education

4-year degree or equivalent experience

Job description

Job Description:

Providing for loved ones, planning rewarding retirements, saving enough for whatever lies ahead - our policyholders count on us to be there when it matters most. It's a big ask, but it's one that we have the power to deliver when we work together. We collaborate and innovate - pushing one another to transform not just Pacific Life, but the entire industry for the better. Why? Because it's the right thing to do. Pacific Life is more than a job, it's a career with purpose. It's a career where you have the support, balance, and resources to make a positive impact on the future - including your own.

Pacific Life is investing in bright, agile and diverse talent to contribute to our mission of innovating our business and creating a superior customer experience. We're actively seeking a talented Data Center and Infrastructure Platform Manager to join our Cloud & Compute Platforms team in Charlotte, NC. This role can be on-site or hybrid.

As a Data Center and Infrastructure Platform Manager , you will play a critical role in supporting Pacific Life's growth and technology modernization. Reporting to the Director, you will lead the operational management, reliability, resiliency, and performance of Pacific Life's enterprise infrastructure platforms. This role is primarily focused on data center operations, enterprise compute, storage, backup, disaster recovery, and infrastructure service availability across a complex, highly regulated environment. While familiarity with cloud platforms is important, success in this role will be driven by proven leadership of large-scale data center and infrastructure operations. You will lead a team of professionals, ensuring high availability, efficiency, and security, while executing on the strategic vision set by the Director and executive leadership.

How you will make an impact:

• Provide leadership and operational oversight for Pacific Life's enterprise data center environment, ensuring high availability, resiliency, security, and operational excellence.
• Lead and develop a team of infrastructure platform professionals responsible for compute, storage, backup, disaster recovery, and data center operations.
• Execute capacity planning initiatives to ensure infrastructure scalability, performance, and business continuity.
• Execute the operational roadmap for data center operations, ensuring alignment with business and IT objectives as defined by the Director.
• Develop and maintain operational standards, procedures, and governance practices for infrastructure platforms.
• Ensure successful execution of incident response, root cause analysis, preventative maintenance, and problem management processes.
• Support disaster recovery planning, testing, and business continuity initiatives across critical business services.
• Oversee vendor performance, facility operations, hardware lifecycle management, and support contract administration.
• Drive operational efficiency, infrastructure stability, and cost optimization initiatives.
• Partner with architecture, cloud, networking, and cybersecurity teams to ensure alignment across technology platforms.
• Monitor emerging technologies and infrastructure trends and provide recommendations for future modernization opportunities.
• Develop and implement departmental plans and priorities in coordination with the Director.

The experience you bring:

• 8+ years of experience leading enterprise data center operations, infrastructure operations, or related technology functions.
• Proven people leadership experience, including coaching, performance management, and team development.
• 4-year degree or equivalent experience
• Experience supporting global, multi-site data center operations in a large enterprise environment.
• Deep knowledge of: Data center operations
• Deep knowledge of: Enterprise server infrastructure
• Deep knowledge of: Storage systems
• Deep knowledge of: Backup and recovery platforms
• Deep knowledge of: Capacity planning
• Deep knowledge of: Disaster recovery and business continuity
• Strong understanding of networking fundamentals and enterprise infrastructure architecture.
• Experience managing infrastructure reliability, operational risk, incident management, and service availability.
• A demonstrated ability to build and lead high-performance teams .
• Experience overseeing vendor relationships, infrastructure contracts, and hardware lifecycle management.
• Familiarity with automation, monitoring, and management tools for optimizing data center performance.
• Experience operating within regulated or compliance-focused environments.
• Strong communication